The New International Encyclopædia/Nomarchy

NOMARCHY, or NOME. The largest administrative division of Greece. Since 1899 the nomarchies have numbered twenty-six. They are subdivided into eparchies, which in turn are made up of demarchies. The administration of the nomarchy is in the hands of a nomarch, appointed by the Government for an indefinite term. His duties are much like those of the French prefect. Like him, he is assisted by a council elected by universal suffrage, but for a fixed term. The eparchy corresponds to the French arrondissement and the demarchy to the commune.